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Name derivation:
Morphology:
Green, unbranching filaments with cylindrical cells and several pyrenoids. It also contains parietal chloroplast.
Similar genera:
Habitat:
Periphyton in freshwater lakes and streams.
References:
Wehr, John D, Sheath, Robert. 2003. Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification. Academic Press.